1897 (Friday) – I walked up town, I went up to Burton’s. About half past ten a.m. I went down town to Miss Morgan’s (Mary Morgan). I waited until after the mail was delivered and then I got the mail and went up to Burton’s and had dinner. In the afternoon I went down to […]

1897 (Thursday) – I walked out home and spent the rest of the day there.

1897 (Wednesday) – I went up town with Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry). I went up to Burton’s and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I started down town. We met Fred Moore and talked to him for a few minutes. We went down to Morgan’s but as she wasn’t there we went over to Mrs. Wheeler’s […]

1897 (Tuesday) – Home all day. Ed Shepherd brought his little brother for a music lesson from Father (Charles Henry Sperry), he wanted to know if I was ready for another ducking.

1897 (Monday) – I went for a music lesson, afterwards I walked out home.

1897 (Sunday) – I went up to Burton’s and Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I walked down to church together she going to hers (Presbyterian) and I to mine. After S.S. Maud Jones and I went over to the post office. Coming back we met Mrs. Burton and I walked with her as far […]

1897 (Saturday) – As I was standing in the door, Mr. Moore (Fred Moore) passed and called me out to the fence he gave me an invitation for Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I to come and spend the evening tomorrow night at his home. About sundown, I went down to the post office to […]

1897 (Friday) – I went down to the court house and practiced. Returning home I called at the post office for the Burton’s mail and took it up to them. I had dinner there. In the afternoon Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I went down town while in the Excelsior one of the clerks […]

1897 (Thursday) – Before breakfast I went over to Miller’s to see Will (Will Miller). After breakfast I went down to the court house and practiced on the typewriter for a while. I came back at noon and then went down again in the afternoon. After coming back to Grandmother’s (Emily Louisa Miller), I wrote […]